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Chapter 153
Chapter 153
His voice was somewhat arrogant, with an air of superiority.
Yun Xiaoxiao and her two companions slightly furrowed their brows.
There's a saying that the customer is always right.
But sorry, they weren't born to serve entitled people.
Yun Xiaoxiao's hidden lips curled coldly.
Then, she put on a smiling face.
"Mister, which base are you from?"
"You haven't heard of our base," the man replied impatiently.
[How could you possibly know the great name of our Yangcheng Base?]
"We're here to buy evolution serum. Just tell us if you have it or not."
The man clearly didn't want to tell Yun Xiaoxiao where they were from.
But what he didn't know was that Yun Xiaoxiao possessed the Mind Reading Ability.
She had asked that question deliberately.
Because she knew the other party might not tell the truth, but their thoughts wouldn't lie.
Yun Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes.
So... they were from Yangcheng Base.
No wonder they were so arrogant.
Presumably, because they had evolution serum, their strength surpassed other bases.
Over time, they must have developed a sense of superiority.
They probably heard about their evolution serum and came specifically to buy it for research.
This was understandable, similar to her previous thoughts.
But...
To buy evolution serum from her hands with that attitude, did they really think she was so easy to bully?
"Yes, we have it," Yun Xiaoxiao casually raised her small hand, fingers spread.
"Five hundred zombie crystals for one vial."
"What?! Five hundred zombie crystals!" The man raised his voice in disbelief.
[Why don't you just rob us?]
"You clearly said before it was fifty crystals for one vial. How come it's now five hundred? Aren't you scamming us?"
"Yeah, we don't even know if your evolution serum is real or if it works. You're asking for five hundred zombie crystals right off the bat. It's simply a dream!"
The man's companion also said angrily.
Yun Xiaoxiao shrugged indifferently.
"If you don't want to buy, then forget it."
Saying this, she turned to leave.
As if she really didn't care whether they bought or not.
Lu Chen and Mu Yang also played along, turning to leave with her.
The man and his companions were dumbfounded, truly not expecting Yun Xiaoxiao and her group to be so unreasonable.
When they said they wouldn't sell, they really meant it, without a hint of hesitation.
They looked at each other, their faces sour.
But they knew what their mission was this time.
The other party was indeed unreasonable, but if they couldn't complete the task and returned empty-handed, they wouldn't be able to explain themselves.
"Wait a minute," the man called out hurriedly as Yun Xiaoxiao and her group were about to enter.
Yun Xiaoxiao's lips curled up slightly as she leisurely turned around.
"Can't we negotiate? Five hundred crystals is too much," the man said with a grimace.
Yun Xiaoxiao shook her little finger.
"No can do. Not even one less."
The man's expression was conflicted, but he finally, reluctantly, took out a bag.
It was full of crystals.
They poured them on the ground, counting one by one.
With each count, their hearts bled.
Yun Xiaoxiao just stood there, hearing many reluctant thoughts in her ears.
Hmm, not bad.
They were uncomfortable, and that made her happy.
This Mind Reading Ability was really useful.
She had just heard the man thinking that his superiors had ordered them to bring back the evolution serum no matter what.
Therefore, she decided to ask for an exorbitant price.
If not now, then when?
She couldn't miss the chance to fleece them.
"We've given you the crystals, where's the evolution serum?"
The man pushed the counted crystals towards Yun Xiaoxiao and her group.
Yun Xiaoxiao rummaged through her bag and pulled out a vial.
"Is this it?"
The man took it and examined it closely.
"How do we know if this is real or fake? What if you're deceiving us?"
"Believe it or not. If you don't want it, we can end the transaction. Give it back."
Seeing Yun Xiaoxiao reach out to take it back, the man hurriedly tucked it into his pocket.
[How can this kid be so impatient!
If it weren't for the base leader's orders to bring back a vial, would I even bother with you?!]
Suddenly, he remembered another instruction from Zheng Qishan.
"Oh right, I want to meet the person who developed this evolution serum," he said quickly.
Yun Xiaoxiao's lips curled into a smile as she held up one finger.
The man and his companions looked confused, not understanding what she meant.
Then they heard her say slowly, "To meet them, it's possible. One thousand level-one crystals, or three hundred level-two crystals."
"!!!"
The man and his companions' eyes widened larger than copper bells.
[Were you a bandit in your past life?!]
[You could just rob us directly, yet you're calmly stating it out loud!]
[Do you think we're made of money or something?!]
Everyone was grumbling internally.
Yun Xiaoxiao spread her hands, "There's no helping it. Think about it, developing the evolution serum is such a confidential matter. How could just anyone who wants to meet them be allowed to? Don't you agree?"
She spoke as if extremely helpless.
"You paying some crystals proves your sincerity, you know.
If you're not willing to pay, then we simply won't meet. You won't lose anything."
Watching Yun Xiaoxiao scam them with a straight face, Mu Yang tried hard to hold back his laughter.
Lu Chen also slightly tugged at the corner of his mouth.
"There's no room for negotiation at all?" The man frowned in displeasure.
Yun Xiaoxiao pursed her lips, "The price is fair, no discrimination against young or old."
The man: ......
He turned and went back to the car, staying there for a long time.
Finally, he came back carrying two large bags of crystals.
"We only have four hundred and fifty-eight level-one crystals left, and two hundred and fourteen level-two crystals."
Yun Xiaoxiao looked somewhat troubled.
"Is that really all you have?"
"Yes, that's all."
[We've given you everything. Our pockets are emptier than our faces now, okay?!]
So they really had nothing left.
Yun Xiaoxiao finally nodded reluctantly.
"Alright, this will do. It's just because I'm such an easy person to talk to."
The man: !!!
[Are you really?! Have you no shame?!]
Seeing Lu Chen and Mu Yang collect all the crystals, the man asked, "Now can you tell us?"
"Of course."
"Who is it?"
The man and his companions looked eagerly at Yun Xiaoxiao.
To be honest, they were also very curious about who could be as capable as their base leader to develop the evolution serum.
As they held their breath in anticipation, they saw Yun Xiaoxiao point at herself with her little finger.
"What do you mean?" The man frowned.
Yun Xiaoxiao blinked her big eyes, "It's me, of course."
The man: !!!
"If you're going to lie, at least choose someone believable. How could a little kid like you develop the evolution serum?"
The anger the man had been suppressing finally erupted.
"Sigh, why don't you believe me? I'm telling the truth. The evolution serum is actually very simple. You just do this and that, and it's done. See?"
Yun Xiaoxiao sighed.
Indeed, it was very simple. Just throw it into the evolution serum manufacturing machine, and it comes out by itself.
See, how simple.
She wasn't lying at all.